George Edward Nosworthy

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

George Edward Nosworthy, a solicitor and principal at Cree Godfrey & Wood, admitted dishonestly overcharging four deceased clients' estates/trusts between 1995 and 2020, totalling approximately £474,108.88. The Tribunal, dealing with the matter on the papers via an Agreed Outcome, found his admissions properly made and that his dishonesty warranted striking off, with no exceptional circumstances justifying a lesser sanction. He was struck off the Roll and ordered to pay costs of £36,157.00.

Duties found breached:

• No conflict between current clients
• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank
• Prompt accounting and return of money

Aggravating factors:

• Dishonest conduct over a significant period of time
• Overcharging of four separate estates/trusts totalling approximately £474,108.88
• Abuse of position as principal, COLP, COFA and MLRO of the Firm

Mitigating factors:

• Admitted all allegations including dishonesty
• Cooperated via Statement of Agreed Facts and Outcome